Default rules for social networking sites
Over at Freakonomics, Daniel Solove, author of The Future of Reputation, muses about default settings and social nudges to help protect online privacy. An excerpt: Q: You say the design choices of...
View ArticleBehavioral economics and online privacy
Carnegie Mellon’s Alessandro Acquisti thinks behavioral economics can help explain a paradox of information technology: When you provide people with more privacy controls online, they tend to become...
View ArticleAssorted links
1) A safe that locks away tempting objects for between two minutes and four days. Hat tip: Thomas Sander. 2) Kids like Frosted Flakes because of Tony the Tiger. 3) “Microsoft built its browser so that...
View ArticleDo consumers care about their privacy?
If so, they don’t seem to be opting out of behavioral targeting when given the chance. Ad Age reports: Since last year, ad organizations in the U.S. have been running a campaign meant to stiff-arm...
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